The Gateway Experience

Congratulations!! You are embarking on an exciting and rewarding adventure. You are about to discover your ability to perceive, direct, and control your life in ways you never imagined possible. The Hemi-Sync process provides the tools. You supply the action.

Hemi-Sync® is a patented audio technology developed through 40 years of researching the influence of sound on human capabilities. Complex blends of Hemi-Sync sound frequencies facilitate different states of consciousness as you proceed through the Gateway Experi­ence. There are no subliminal messages. You are in control.

Cultivate openness - Approach each exercise without expectations. Open yourself to the same childlike sense of wonder that characterized your first explorations of the physical world. Many people find it helpful to hold relaxation as their only goal, allowing them to notice and value subtle shifts in consciousness. Maintain awareness of your experience without judging and remember that you may perceive in different ways. Pay attention to kinesthetic sensations such as motion, tingling, or pulsing in your physical body. You may "see" lifelike or symbolic images in your mind's eye. Auditory perceptions may manifest as verbal messages, sounds, tones, or even music. Gateway partici­pants often report intuitive perceptions of sudden comprehension, a knowing, a gestalt. There is no right or wrong way to experience these exercises. Allow yourself to appreciate and value the uniqueness of your own perceptions.

Recommendations for use - DO NOT LISTEN while driving. Use any standard quality stereo equipment with headphones in a distraction­free, darkened room where you can remain undisturbed for about 45 minutes. If exterior sounds penetrate, simply let them pass by. Do not use DoIbyTm or other noise-reduction systems.

Wait an hour after eating and use the bathroom before getting comfortable. Avoid alcohol, drugs, or excessive caffeine. Loosen tight clothing; remove shoes and glasses or contact lenses. Experiment with lying down or sitting with your head supported, to find out which you prefer. Adjust your position as needed: scratch an itch, pull up or remove a blanket when metabolic changes produce coolness or warmth.

Lower the volume so the words are barely within your hearing range. Otherwise the voice after a silent period may startle you. You may experience variations in the volume of the Hemi-Sync frequencies. These are intentional; do not readjust the volume.

Many people find that documenting their experiences in a journal is a fascinating method to reinforce learning and review progress. Try it. You may find it helpful to review the "frequently asked questions" (see below) from time to time as you move along.

Work with each exercise in sequence after you feel comfortable with the one(s) proceeding. The right pacing is different for each of us; there are no rules. You may listen to one exercise daily for a week or a month and then work at a slower or faster pace with others. Trust your intuition to know when you are ready to move on.

THRESHOLD

Wave 2

Each Wave and each exercise of Gateway Experience builds directly on preceding techniques and information. Use of Threshold exercises before having completed Discovery is not recommended. As you work with this Wave, you may find it desirable to review the frequently asked questions in the Discovery Manual.

Focus 12 - Overview — The high energy state and expanded awareness of this Focus level enable you to become more conscious of inner resources and guidance. As you continue to use what you learned in Focus 10, you may well find entirely new experiences.

Rarely is nonphysical energy perceived in the same way we perceive in our physical, waking state. Be receptive to subtle nuances of kinesthetic, auditory, or visual experiences. You may sense a "knowing," a telepathic comprehension that can be later translated into words. With trust, patience, and practice, you will learn to perceive more clearly. Sometimes this happens slowly, step by step; sometimes dramatically and suddenly, like water breaking through a dam. Let go of preconceived notions about how these exercises "should" unfold for you. Place them in your Box at the beginning of an exercise or at any time they intrude. This opens you to a fuller and richer range of possibilities in your exploration.

Threshold #1: Introduction to Focus 12

Simply relax as you are guided from familiar Focus 10 to Focus 12, and calmly observe any differences. Effort and analysis are counter­productive. With repeated experience, the distinctions become more pronounced and you come to appreciate Focus 12 as a powerful and empowering state which readily lends itself to a wide diversity of purposes.

Threshold #2: Problem Solving

Problem Solving begins your use of Focus 12 energy for its many practical applications. Place your question or problem in the center of your consciousness, however you perceive this. Then direct it outwards to your total awareness, release it, and wait for the response.

Answers sometimes come during the exercise, and may come in many forms. Among other possibilities you may perceive symbols, abstract images, or colors; "hear" thoughts in your mind; sense subtle changes in energy; experience chills, heat, or tingling; notice shifts in your feelings or level of emotional arousal; or suddenly have a clear "knowing."

If answers do not come as you listen to the exercise, take it as an invitation to heighten your sensitivities as you move through your daily activities. Open your perception, for instance, to the conversations of others, passages in books, synchronicities, and the multitude of wondrous ways in which guidance may reveal itself.

Problem solving in Focus 12 is facilitated by the sincerity of your desire to receive a response, the intensity of your emotion, and the clarity of your question. Expressing gratitude as you release your question is also important. This acknowledges your trust in the process and amplifies the entire exercise.

Threshold #3: One-Month Patterning

One-Month Patterning is very powerful for taking charge of your life. Based on the principle that we become what we think, the energy of Focus 12 offers this process a speed and intensity in the manifesting of thought not generally available in ordinary consciousness.

Think, feel, or imagine the physical, mental or emotional pattern you desire in your life. Just as you did in the previous exercise, place it in the center of your consciousness and then release it. A sense of ease and detachment about the pattern lets you know that you have, indeed, released it.

Be clear about what you want. For example, do you want a new house, or to be happy where you live? To lose 10 pounds or to feel better about yourself? Pattern only in the present tense, for example, "I am now receiving ..." Use "I" in your patterning statement and perceive yourself as an active part of the pattern. Pattern only for yourself.

Be specific; the more detail in your pattern, the more likely you are to get what you want. Ask only for what you really want, because you'll probably get exactly what you ask for. Put emotion and conviction into your practice to vitalize and strengthen your intention. Then ask that your pattern work only for the good of your total self and simply let go of attachment to the result.

Although a pattern set in Focus 12 can be changed or cancelled in Focus 12, don't keep checking or changing it because of fear or doubt. You wouldn't dig up a seed to see how it's growing, would you? Start with small, reasonable patterns. If you pattern the first time for $10 million, part of you may well be sceptical. If you pattern for $50 and prove to yourself it works, later patterns will come more easily.

Don't specify how your request will be fulfilled. Let your total self decide and direct the method. Though the exercise refers to "one-month patterning," you can request that patterns be fulfilled in any time frame:

a week, a year, by your birthday, etc. Or simply release the pattern to be fulfilled in its own time.

Threshold #4: Color Breathing

Color Breathing uses the resonance of colors to develop your ability in directing physical and nonphysical energy. Sound, vibration, and other sensations are as valid as visualization for the mental perception of color. One man, blind since birth, experienced different colors as having unique textures.The exercise guides you through learning to use the following colors:

• green for reducing excess or harmful emotional energy;

• red for increasing physical strength, speed, and coordination;

• purple for restoring and normalizing your physical condition.

It's important to end this process each time you practice by perceiving your body as well, whole and perfect. You won't want to energize any condition less than the ideal. As you become familiar with this technique, feel free to experiment with other colors and to develop other purposes for yourself.

Threshold #5: Energy Bar Tool (EBT)

Energy Bar Tool is an extremely valuable and highly versatile tool forgathering and directing nonphysical energies. History and mythology abound with "power sticks" that link human and spiritual energies, ranging from the staff that Moses turned into a serpent to the sceptors that symbolize the power of kings and queens to the sabers of light that link the heros of Star Wars to "The Force." While moving through the exercise, focus on finding or creating your own very personal EBT, one that shares your energy and holds significance for you.

However vague your EBT may seem at first, continue practicing and allow it to develop. Your hands may become your EBT, rather than something external to you. You may sense the increasingly charged vibration throughout your body, or as localized, or as moving and spreading as intensity builds. Your EBT may become a roadway that leads you to further explorations. It can be used as a beacon to attract guidance or other intelligence, a vehicle for space travel, or a comforting symbol of safety and security. The forms and uses of your EBT are truly limitless. Practice and experiment, knowing that its power is reciprocal:

as you recharge it, it recharges you. Keep your EBT where it is always available to you and creatively use it in your daily life as well as in your Hemi-Sync exercises. As with all the tools you learn in the Gateway Experience, it's up to you to take it out of the tool box and use it.

Threshold #6: Living Body Map (IBM)

 Since maps are an objective representation of territory, the underlying concept of the LBM supports the perspective and detachment useful in healing. You have doubtless recognized how the progressive nature of Gateway Experience uses previous learning as your adventure proceeds. In this exercise for influencing physical body energy, you learn a new tool while using your EBT.

You are first verbally guided to create a white mental outline around your physical body. This "map" represents a composite of your entire physical system. Then you change the outline's color to red, representing blood circulation; then blue for your nervous system;

yellow for the organs of your glandular system; orange for your muscle and bone structure. As the exercise proceeds, you leam to use the LBM to identify where healing energy is needed. Then, with your EBT, you are guided to direct purple healing energy to those parts of your physical body.

Remember that visualizing is not necessary for working with energy. To "think" or feel or sense a color or image is to create it. As you follow the instructions, consider this as an opportunity to "play" with the shape and form of your EBT. The verbal guidance provides a structure, but you need not adhere to it in a rigid fashion. We encourage you to experiment and be creative with all the tools, to make them yours, to be open to fresh insight about what works best for you,

FREEDOM • WAVE III is awaiting you as soon as you feel ready to move on. The exercises of Wave III give you a sense of ease and security as you delve further into nonphysical experience. You are introduced to the Continuum of Consciousness and methods for practicing OBEs and remote viewing. Happy adventures!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

1. What should I do if I feel not quite awake and alert after listening to an exercise? There are many effective methods for grounding. You can slowly count from 10 to 1; drink cool water; take a cold shower or splash cold water on your face, neck and wrists. Weather permitting, walk barefoot outdoors, taking deep breaths and releasing excess energy through your feet; place your back against a tree and imagine energy flowing from your head to the branches above and from your feet to the tree's roots and down into the very center of the earth's core.
2. Will Hemi-Sync become a crutch? Absolutely not. The Hemi­Sync exercises are like training wheels on a bicycle: wonderful for practice, but unnecessary as you learn to ride far and free without support.
3. How can Hem!-Sync influence me when I'm not listening to an exercise? After you become proficient, you simply recall the sensations you experienced during what you consider to be your best, most effective response in the desired state. You can trigger the change in consciousness simply by taking a deep breath and remembering those sensations. The more you practice, the easier and more effective this becomes.
4. What if I tend to fall asleep while listening? Your subconscious experiences the exercise even without conscious awareness but, of course, you want to know about it. You may choose to listen to an exercise the first time while sitting in a straight chair without headphones, so you consciously hear all the instructions. Try putting a symbol for sleep in your Box and use pillows to prop yourself in a semi-erect position during the exercise. Continued practice will help you maintain the delicate balance between profound relaxation and sleep. You may be "clicking out." This is different from sleep and leaves you with the sensation when you return to awareness that no time has passed. The memory of your experience will be stored, even though you have no immediate recall. Clicking out is a common experience which diminishes as you progress.
5. What if I'm notable or willing to do Resonant Tuning out loud? It's in your interest to do it anyway. This is an important prepara­tion for perceiving nonphysical energy. Your discomfort about vocalizing will eventually wane.
6. Is it normal to experience buzzing or pressure or an accelerated heartbeat? These phenomena are common with shifts in energy levels and, for some people, indicate a response to the Hemi-Sync effect. As you expand your consciousness you may become more aware of physical sensations. If you experience discomfort, verify that the volume is just barely loud enough for you to understand the words.
7. What do I do if breathing or heartbeat distracts me from the exercise? Be aware and just let it be. It's a normal reaction. Many people find it a comforting link to physical reality that allows them to move more confidently into other states of consciousness. If you continue to feel distracted, put the distraction into your Box. Once you realize that this awareness is not a problem, it will disappear by itself.
8. How do I know if I'm in Focus 10 or 12? Everyone perceives the Focus levels in their own, unique way. There's no absolute guideline. You may discover that Focus 10 or 12 is associated with sensations of tingling or vibration; or a total absence of sensory signals; or particular visual patterns or specific sounds. You may just "know." Observe your own perceptions in a relaxed manner, without expectations, without judging.
9. What should I do if the feeling of heightened energy makes me uncomfortable? Expanding your awareness is the goal, because you need to perceive nonphysical energy before you can direct and use it. Try moving the energy through your body, speed it up or slow it down. Approaching the experience in an experimental mode will ease your discomfort.
10. What if I can't remain on my back without getting restless? No problem. Prop yourself up with pillows, or sit in a comfortable chair, or use ear-buds so you can listen while on your side or stomach.
11. What if I can't visualize my REBAL? Remember that visualizing is only one way of perceiving. Some people "feel" their REBAL by thinking of themselves surrounded by and filled with tingling bursts of energy. Others "hear" the energy's crackle or just know intuitively that their REBAL is in place. Frequent practice in "popping" your REBAL strengthens it even without your awareness.
12. How can I tell if I'm getting what I'm supposed to? "Supposed to" simply isn't relevant in these kinds of explorations. No two individuals have the same experience. Whether cosmic or apparently meaningless, your experiences are valuable. Don't judge. Accept what comes and continue to practice. Thinking about them after the exercise - not during - may lead to insight into their significance. You may enjoy the challenge of determining meaning for what appear to be small changes in perception, like a detective following clues until the larger picture becomes evident. Learn to appreciate the subtleties inherent in consciousness expansion.
13. Is God appearing when I "see" a flood of light during an exercise? The perception of light suggests that your potential for nonphysical awareness is developing, but it is up to you to decide on its meaning. Such light is widely reported by explorers of higher consciousness and people who have had near-death experiences, often accompanied by euphoria, a feeling of oneness with the universe, a sense of overwhelming love. A Buddhist might associate this with Buddha, a Christian with Christ. The Monroe Institute does not endorse any particular interpretation and encourages you to find your own.
14. How many times should I do an exercise before going to the next? This varies from person to person. Become familiar and comfortable with the exercise and allow your intuitive wisdom to know when you are ready to move on. Complete mastery of a particular technique before progressing is not necessary. Feel free to go back again later for further practice.
15. Can my children listen to the Gateway Experience? Depending on the maturity of the child, use your own discretion with children who are 10 or older. We encourage parents to monitor their children's progress and work along with them.
16. Why not combine mind-altering drugs with Hem!-Sync? These exercises train you to take control over your states of consciousness. Drugs often interfere with that control. Also, your interpretations and understanding of your experiences will likely be more accurate without the unpredictable influences of drugs or other mind-altering substances.

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